Monthly Archives: August 2012
SG Leaves for Tehran; Child Survival; Syrian Refugees; Global Fund; Gaza “Unlivable”
SG Leaves for Tehran: SG Ban Ki-moon left today for Tehran, Iran, to attend the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. …
An Annotated Explanation of the GOP’s UN Platform
We go point-by-point through the Republican Party’s 2012 platform on the United Nations.
Why There is Much to Celebrate this World Water Week
Yesterday, the 2012 World Water Week began. This annual conference in Stockholm, Sweden is the planet’s largest gathering of water-related scientists, managers, NGO leaders, and multilateral organizations. This year’s conference lies in the shadow of the coming due 2015 due date for the Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation.
Brahimi in NY; Violence in the Sudans; Small Arms Trade; Syria; Backlash vs. the SG in Tehran; This Week at the UN
Brahimi in NY: The SG met with the new Joint Representative for Syria, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, on Friday in New York, ensuring him that he has the full support of the international community for this important task.
Be the First Ever U.S. Youth Observer at the United Nations
The United Nations Association of the USA has just put out a call for applications for the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer to the UN summit in New York next month. This is being organized in partnership with the State Department and the Youth Observer would interact with and accompany the American delegation to the United Nations.
-
-
The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
-
-
The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
-
The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
-
